Elvis flew back to Los Angeles where he arrived at 5.45 p.m. Around this time in LA he met Paul Frees. Frees showed Elvis his BNDD badge (Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs). Elvis, very fixated on badges, decided he wanted to get this badge himself.

Elvis sent a telegram to the Colonel. He thanked him for arranging a special New Year's Eve show at the new Silverdome stadium in Pontiac, Michigan. " We're looking forward to having the best show ever for this event."